Central and Eastern Kentucky
(2009-09-24)
LOUISVILLE
(Kentucky Public Radio) -
Louisville-based heath insurer Humana is still waiting on a ruling from the Government Accountability Office is a dispute over a large military contract.
The GAO has until late October to respond to Humana's protest, which concerns the Department of Defense's TRICARE insurance plan for active-duty and retired personnel. Director of Legislative and Public Affairs Julie Ice says Humana filed the complaint after losing the contract to the Minnesota-based United Health Group.
"The protest was basically filed on questions with areas of concern on how they rated the proposals," Ice said.
The protest was filed in July. Humana has held the TRICARE contract for the south since 1996. Last year, it generated about 3.3 billion dollars for the company. It expires in March 2010.
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